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- Earth
Major earthquakes not linked
Global seismic risks don’t rise following big events, scientists say.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Sulfur found in life's possible early building blocks, plus fingerprint clues and frozen blood in this week's news
- Earth
Earth/Environment
Monsoons may have sped India's tectonic plate, plus saber-toothed reptiles and leaden bones in this week's news.
- Space
Planets take shape in embryonic gas clouds
A new theory of planetary formation may explain variety seen in extrasolar searches.
- Humans
Noise is what ails beaked whales
Large-scale experiments reveal a sensitivity to sonar, apparently at lower levels than other species.
- Health & Medicine
Obesity messes with the brain
Excess weight may compromise memory and concentration, possibly by spurring inflammation that damages white matter.
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Big Fishing Yields Small Fish
Researchers map predator loss and predict unstable oceans.
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Star Cents
How the cost of NASA’s next big space telescope skyrocketed.
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Backup Bees
Luring and taming wild pollinators for help on the farm.
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Science Future for April 9, 2011
April 16 The American Museum of Natural History in New York City opens an exhibit exploring the world’s largest dinosaurs. Visit www.amnh.org April 22 Learn about the planet and its ecology at events around the country. Go to www.earthday.org April 28 Sample the science of chocolate at an evening of entertainment in Durham, N.C. See […]
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Science Past from the issue of April 8, 1961
REMAKE VENUS ‘WEATHER’ — Man can land on the mystery planet Venus after making its air suitable for humans. This job could be done by dropping primitive plants into the planet’s atmosphere, then waiting for results. The primitive algae would remove the carbon dioxide believed to poison the air on Venus for humans. The result […]
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